About the Authors
- Hassan Mahmood Jindal
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Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Cheng Foh Le
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Affiliation School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, 43500, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
- Mohd Yasim Mohd Yusof
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Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Rukumani Devi Velayuthan
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Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Vannajan Sanghiran Lee
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Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Sharifuddin Md Zain
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Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Diyana Mohd Isa
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Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Shamala Devi Sekaran
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* E-mail: shamalamy@yahoo.com
Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Competing Interests
The designed peptides were patented by the University Malaya and authors SDS MYMY RDV and HMJ are named as inventors. The patent number is pending (PTA7.76_240914_H). The patent name is: Hybrid Antimicrobial Peptides. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SDS HMJ MYMY CFL. Performed the experiments: HMJ RDV DMI. Analyzed the data: SDS VSL SMZ HMJ CFL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SDS MYMY VSL. Wrote the paper: HMJ SDS RDV VSL DMI.